Analysis of Professional Salaries: Maryland Public Schools, October 1998.

Maryland State Dept. of Education. Baltimore. Div. of Planning, Results and Information Management.

The tables in this report were prepared from data submitted by the 24 Maryland public school systems in the fall of 1998. Salaries include annual pay for 10-, 11-, and 12-month full-time and part-time employees in the positions listed. All data reported reflect the conversion of part-time employees to full-time equivalents. The average (mean) salaries are computed by dividing the sum of the individuals' salaries by the sum of the full-time equivalent positions. The position types used in this report are based on definitions included in the Instructions for the Annual Staff Reporting, Maryland Public Schools, April 1997. Directors, coordinators, and supervisors include people in charge of instructional and noninstructional salaries. Some of the results show that: the average Maryland principal salary increased approximately 3.5 percent, from $72,057 in 1997-98 to $74,605 in 1998-99; the average Maryland teacher salary increased approximately 2.7 percent, from $41,404 in 1997-98 to $42,545 in 1998-99; the average salary for teachers increased in all six geographical regions of the state; and the highest average salary increases occurred for superintendents; associate, area, and assistant superintendents; and pupil personnel/school social workers. (SM)